16/08/2024
In the first incarnation of the Pointer as a Purebred of Interest, we compiled the responses of Pointer owners to make this list for reasons not to get a Pointer. You'll get a chuckle here and there:
ā¢ If youāre not willing to share the sofa with a dog during the big game, donāt get a Pointer;
ā¢ If you are not willing to invite a dog into your home and make him or her part of your āpack,ā donāt get a Pointer;
ā¢ If wearing polar fleece is important to you, or have it appear to be its original color, donāt get a Pointer;
ā¢ If youāre not willing to train a dog kindly, consistently, and with follow-through, donāt get a Pointer;
ā¢ If you donāt want a dog that back-talks to you, donāt get a Pointer;
ā¢ If seeing a game bird or woodcock doesnāt excite you, donāt get a Pointer;
ā¢ If you donāt want a dog that growls in middle of night and makes you go first to investigate;
ā¢ If you donāt want to keep your couch covered with a blanket, donāt get a Pointer;
ā¢ If you donāt want to own a hunting machine, donāt get a Pointer;
ā¢ If youāre not interested in, or committed to challenging a young Pointerās mind in the first 18 months of their life, donāt get a Pointer;
ā¢ If the thought of a Pointer hair being stuck in your skin gives you the wi***es, donāt get a Pointer;
ā¢ If you donāt want to own stock in lint roller companies, or keep a lint brush in every room, donāt get a Pointer;
ā¢ If you think anyone who stalks pigeons in a parking garage because they would be great to train with is insane, donāt get a Pointer;
If you disapprove of rowdiness and exuberant jumping, especially when your dog is young or not exercised enough, donāt get a Pointer;
ā¢ If you want to fuss over a dogās hair with constant brushing, or have a dog whose coat never shed, donāt get a Pointer;
ā¢ If you canāt stand a dog that wants to be right by your side, is devoted to you beyond reason, or doesnāt care that youāre not home a lot, donāt get a Pointer;
ā¢ If you want a dog that wonāt conquer chew toys or feel compelled destroy the all-dangerous squeaker, donāt get a Pointer;
ā¢ If you donāt want an athletic, comedic, and intuitive dog, donāt get a Pointer;
ā¢ If you donāt want a hunting dog thatās expected to hunt independently, and at distances exceeding gun range, donāt get a Pointer;
ā¢ This breed can be aloof with strangers, so if you want a dog that loves everyone they just met, donāt get a Pointer;
ā¢ If you abhor guns, despise hunting, and find anyone who embraces either to be despicable, donāt get a Pointer;
ā¢ If you want to have the entire bed to yourself when you sleep, donāt get a Pointer;
English Pointer by George Percy R.E. Jacomb-Hood, 1882